What color is #B3A8A7?

#B3A8A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A8A7?

The RGB value is 179, 168, 167: 179 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A8A7?

The complementary color is #A7B2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A8A7 color

#B3A8A7 rgb(179, 168, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A8A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.9% green and 65.5% blue (179, 168, 167).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#B3A8A7 color codes

HEX	`#B3A8A7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 168, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 65.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, 3.77, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 4.24, 27.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.567, 40.379, 42.261)`
Decimal	`11774119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A8A7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B3A8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B3A8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a8a7; }
.text { color: #b3a8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 168 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a8a7, #b3aea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A8A7?: #B3A8A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A8A7?: The RGB value is 179, 168, 167: 179 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A8A7?: The complementary color is #A7B2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.